Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	52.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 72.9 2-Core 181 64% 112 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 453 49% 388 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SNAT128G1002 128GB 12,768 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2317002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 163 160 153 152 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 398 Write 160 Mixed 154 SusWrite 153 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 11 66% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 74.1 82% 138 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 67%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 454GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 74 67 50 59 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	30% Poor	Read 45.3 Write 73.5 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 58.9 41% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.2 64% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron VepIqTRrEPqQfI 1x8GB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.3% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 10.1 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 10.2 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 39%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	425x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	277x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	144x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1x

SSD
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $69Bench 205%, 12,601 samples	174x
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GBBench 64%, 2,675 samples	40x
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	37x

RAM
M471A1K43BB0-CPB M471A1G43DB0-CPB 16GBSamsungBench 65%, 1,104 samples	100x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 16GBSamsungBench 65%, 2,218 samples	57x
VepIqTRrEPqQfI Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 16GBMicronBench 64%, 500 samples	54x

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $69

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16